Live artwork honouring WW1 heading to IWM North

THOUSANDS of red and blue soldiers will sprawl across the walls inside IWM North this August as part of a constantly-evolving live artwork marking the First World War Centenary. RedBlueRedBlue, by artist Mar...

Remembering the fallen

IF you live in Norfolk or are planning to visit King’s Lynn in the week ahead, there’s still time to get involved with an interactive and thought-provoking commemorative mural in the Vancouver Quarter shopping ...

Service group funds resettlement research

The Forces in Mind Trust, established to help ex-Servicemen and women make a successful transition back to civilian life, has awarded a grant of £91,385 to independent think tank the Centre for Social Justice (...

£50 fun for Forces families

ARMY families: fancy a fantastic weekend break including food, accommodation and adventurous activities for just £50 per person? The Calvert Trust’s three centres in Exmoor, on Kielder Water and in the Lake ...

What’s in store at the Imperial War Museum?

THOSE long summer holidays are almost upon us. What do you have planned for your family? For a fascinating foray through history try the Imperial War Museums (IWM) with five branches including HMS Belfast mo...

Taking to the water in aid of our veterans

ALASTAIR Gornall, Trustee of military charity SSAFA, will set off from Southampton Dry Stack on 25 July on a gruelling 1,600-mile journey round Britain in a powerboat. The challenge, expected to take up to t...

Candlelit vigil to mark WWI centenary

ON the evening of 4 August 2014, 100 years since Britain entered World War One, the National Memorial Arboretum (NMA) in Staffordshire will hold a candlelit vigil on the Armed Forces Memorial to commemorate all...

Sign up for Arboretum’s wild Wednesdays

THE National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire has developed a host of wildlife activities for your little ones to enjoy this summer. Get hands-on with wildlife in beautiful surroundings with Wildlife Wedn...

Bear backs bookbinding

THE Wiltshire Barn Project (TWBP) is offering bookbinding courses to veterans and their partners to help rehabilitate those injured during the course of their Service career. Backed by TV adventure star and ...